The Backpack Survivalist
Guns and Backpacking
by Mike Rostov
mrostov@hotmail.com
I like to backpack and the ever present discussions about ‘backpack survival’ has been something that I have not only thought about but have tested out on numerous occasions. Some ideas work better than others.
When the subject of ‘backpack survival’ comes out on the web, someone inevitably whips out the old Duncan Long article and – of course – there are the rantings of the infamous GunKid across every gun and survival forum on the Internet (the wannabe backpacking cannibal-hobo of the Apocalypse).
Personally I think both Duncan Long and the infamous GunKid are way off base on what they say and really need to clue in a bit. I also bet that neither of them has seriously backpacked very much, especially in places with rugged mountains and real wilderness like the Sierras.
To be a backpacker that carries a firearm vs a backpack survivalist is an easy line to cross. Basically, a backpack survivalist is a someone who, unlike a regular backpacker, plans on being able to stay out there indefinitely.
We’ll discuss backpacking gear in more depth in another chapter, but right now let’s primarily talk about backpacking with firearms and how it pertains to a backpacker and a backpack survivalist.
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